Our elf

We got an Elf on the Shelf this year. I'd seen so many cute elf ideas on Pinterest, and thought it would be fun to have it be part of our Christmas tradition. We didn't follow the normal rules though. I knew that Jia would never believe that this floppy little toy comes alive and flies back to report to Santa every night. (Jia is already a Santa skeptic.) Also, for Willa, the idea of an elf creeping around our house every night was well, creepy. Plus, we don't do the naughty/nice list for Santa anyway. In our house, Santa is benevolent and does not judge. So, we all took turns hiding the elf and having him do silly things. Here are a few:

The girls loved this and we'll definitely do it again next year!